Opinions on this past week of my 1500m training

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10 years ago 04/14/2014 1:59pm EDT

Sunday: Long run of about 80 mins

Monday:3 up, 5x500 at mile pace, 2 mins jogging rest, 3 down and lifting

Tuesday:

AM: 4 easy

PM: 6-8 easy

Wednesday:

AM:4 easy

PM:3 up, 3 mile tempo @5k pace+15s, 3 down, lifting

Thursday:

AM: 3 easy

PM: 9 moderate, working down to about 6:20-30's from 7:00

Friday: either an 8-10 mile run or 4 easy if there's a meet on Saturday

Satuday: Either a race (1500m) or a fartlek of 3', 2', 1', 4x30". 2 mins off for the first three and 1 min off for the 30 second intervals. 3 mile warmup and cooldown

This is mid-season. Paces for easy runs vary from about 6:40 to 7:15 depending on terrain. long run is a bit faster.

10 years ago 04/14/2014 2:03pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

Get rid of the tempo on Wed, do something faster

10 years ago 04/14/2014 2:04pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

I should mention that while some milers do the tempo, others will do an 800m-type workout of 2 sets of 3x200m, nearly full-out with 1:30 rest

10 years ago 04/14/2014 2:22pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

10 years ago 04/14/2014 2:41pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

Whoa there, relax, people will get here

Eventually a user named "fred" will tell you to run more (120 mpw), a different user named "coach d" will tell you to lift more weights and drop all jogging slower than 6:30 pace, and a bunch of then a bunch of other users offering sensible advice in beteween.

Anyways the 200's don't sound like a bad idea to do once in a while. It would be good to run some stuff below race pace, running moderately hard for 3 miles and then moderately hard for 9 miles the next day only benefits you so much for racing at 4:xx mile pace. Otherwise looks fine.

10 years ago 04/14/2014 3:14pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

If it's racing season, Wed. I think should be something faster or add some strides at the end of a run a couple times a week.

10 years ago 04/14/2014 3:28pm EDT

re: A college frosh used to 70mpw

It's very similar to how I trained for the 1500 during college, but I ran more mileage. My coach was more of a strength equals speed type of guy probably because he needed 1500 runners do well in XC. I ran some very good prs, but struggled a bit in sit and kick races.

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